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  "id": 14961711,
  "title": "The brain gears up for processing faces well before birth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/the-brain-gears-up-for-processing-faces-well-before-birth",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-brain-gears-birth.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Newborn babies are naturally drawn to faces, a trait that helps them bond with their mothers and other caregivers. New Yale research has now found that the functional brain network involved in processing dynamic faces in adults can be observed as early as the third trimester of pregnancy.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}